{"product_id":"9781402273155","title":"Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Shakespeare Saved My Life touches on the  search for meaning in life, the struggles that complicate the path to triumph  and the salvation that can be found in literature's great works ... An inspiring account.\u003cstrong\u003e\"—\u003c\/strong\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA female professor, a super maximum security prisoner, and how  Shakespeare saved them both\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Shakespeare professor and prison volunteer Laura Bates thought she had seen it  all. That is, until she decided to teach Shakespeare in a place the bard had  never been before — supermax solitary confinement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unwelcoming place, surrounded by inmates known  as the worst of the worst, is Larry  Newton. A convicted murderer with several escape attempts under his belt  and a brilliantly agile mind on his shoulders, Larry was trying to break out of  prison at the same time Laura was fighting to get her program started behind  bars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about Shakespeare Saved My Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You don't have to be  a William Shakespeare fan, a prisoner, or a prison reformer to appreciate this  uplifting book. \"Shakespeare Saved My Life\" also reveals many important truths  ... about the meaning of empathy in our dealings with others\"—Finger Lake Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shakespeare Saved My Life touches on the search  for meaning in life, the struggles that complicate the path to triumph and the  salvation that can be found in literature's great works ... An inspiring account.\"—Shelf Awareness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Opening the mind's prison proves enormously  gratifying, not to mention effective ... brave,  groundbreaking work\"—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An eye-opening  study reiterating the perennial power of books, self-discipline, and the  Bard of Avon.\"—Kirkus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful  testament to how Shakespeare continues to speak to contemporary readers in  all sorts of circumstances.\"—Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125635301616,"sku":"9781402273155","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402273155_p0.jpg?v=1772805294","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402273155","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}